Examples of heartbeat in a Sentence
The patient had a rapid heartbeat.
I'd accept a job offer from that company in a heartbeat.
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Lucy had tubes all over her body, and a nurse was trying to establish a heartbeat.
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
This is the most fearsome repertoire in all of pop music, and Nilles supplied its heartbeat and muscle, and most of its nuance.
—Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
The DeKalb County coroner determined the cause of death was an irregular heartbeat triggered by coronary artery disease.
—Carrie Teegardin, AJC.com, 8 June 2026
But the heartbeat of the show was the bond between the Angels.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
This is the most fearsome repertoire in all of pop music, and Nilles supplied its heartbeat and muscle, and most of its nuance.
—Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
The DeKalb County coroner determined the cause of death was an irregular heartbeat triggered by coronary artery disease.
—Carrie Teegardin, AJC.com, 8 June 2026
But the heartbeat of the show was the bond between the Angels.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
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“Heartbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartbeat. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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heartbeat
noun
heart·beat
ˈhärt-ˌbēt 
: a single contracting and expanding of the heart
Medical Definition
heartbeat
noun
heart·beat
ˈhärt-ˌbēt
: one complete pulsation of the heart
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